Links

In an effort to encourage the dissemination of information that impacts policy development, the Texas Center for Education Polciy has provided the following weblinks. These links can lead you to various resources such as UT based centers, Texas state legislature links, national and state organizations and associations, and policy centers across the United States.

University of Texas Links

• UT Homepage
• UT College of Education
• Cultural Studies in Education Program
• Department of Educational Administration
• Department of Educational Administration
• Center for Women's and Gender Studies
• Center for Mexican American Studies
• Center for African and African American Studies
• Center for Asian Studies
• Multicultural Education Center
• Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
• Mexican Center of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

Links to the Texas State Legislature

• Austin Am-Statesman Coverage
• Who in Texas Represents Me
• Texas Legislature Online
• Bill Search
• Bill Status
• Texas House Committee Schedule
• House Chamber Video/Audio Stream
• Senate Hearings
• Senate Video/Audio Stream

Links to Policy Centers in Texas

• Equity Center: Advocating School Finance Equity & Adequacy in Texas
• Texas State Data Center & Office of the State Demographer
• UT Dana Center
• Intercultural Development Research Association
• Center for Public Policy Priorities
• Texas Public Policy Foundation
• Texas Center for Education Research
• Rice University Center for Education
• Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• E3 Alliance
• Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources

Links to Policy Centers in the U.S.

• Pew Hispanic Center
• Migration Policy Institute
• Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL)
• Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
• Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE)
• The Center for Research on Educ of Ss Placed at Risk (CRESPAR)
• National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (NCSPE)
• Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
• UC Accord
• Educational Policy Institute (EPI)
• The Education Policy and Leadership Center (EPLC)
• The Institute for Education and Social Policy (IESP)
• The University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (UC LMRI)
• Thomas B. Fordham Institute
• Center for Multilingual, Multicultural Research (CMMR)
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
• Harvard Civil Rights Project

Links to Statewide Organizations

• Texas League of United Latin American Citizens
• Texans for Quality Assessment
• Texans4Fair Funding
• Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
• University Leadership Initiative
• Southwest Voter
• Texas Senator Eliot Shapleigh's Website

Links to National Organizations

• Forum for Education and Democracy
• NCLB Updates from Civil Society Institute
• National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
• The Harvard Civil Rights Project
• FairTest
• Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)

Links to the Texas Educational Associations

• Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
• Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
• Texas Federation of Teachers (TFT)
• Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
• Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA)
• State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
• Texas State Board of Education (TSBOE)
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
• TEA Parent Involvement & Community Empowerment Unit
• Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
• Texas HHSC Children's Health Insurance Program

Links to Federal Education (NCLB) Policy

• NCLB @ Ed.Gov Homepage
• NCLB Policy Guidance
• NCLB /Stronger Accountability
• NCLB Regulations & Changes to NCLB

Links to Statewide News Sources/Magazines

• Educationnews.org
• Austin Chronicle
• Houston Press
• Texas Monthly
• The Texas Observer

Links to the Texas Education Agency, Statutes & Regulations

• Texas Education Agency
• Texas Education Code
• Texas Administrative Code

Links to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

• Rules and Laws

Links to Select Publications by Angela Valenzuela

• Leaving Children Behind: How 'Texas-style' Accountability Fails Latino Youth
• Excerpt from Leaving Children Behind
• Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring
• Beyond Testing
• High-Stakes Testing and U.S.-Mexican Youth in Texas
• Let's Treat the Cause, Not the Symptoms (pdf)
• The Harmful Impact of the TAAS System of Testing in Texas: Beneath the Accountability Rhetoric (pdf)
• Reflexiones: Ch.6. Subtractive Schooling: U.S.-Mexican Youth and the Politics of Caring (pdf)
• The Significance of the TAAS Test for Mexican Immigrant and Mexican American Adolescents: A Case Study (pdf)
• The Accountability Debate in Texas: Continuing the Conversation (pdf)

Links to Select Publications on Bilingual Education

• 'The Texas Successful Schools Study: Quality Education for Limited English Proficient Students'
• English Language Learners and High-Stakes Tests: An Overview of the Issues
• A National Study of School Effectiveness for Language-Minority Students' Long-Term Academic Achievement: Final Report, 2002
• The Role of Theory and Policy in the Educational Treatment of Language Minority Students: Competitive Structures in California," August 2003